Selwyn Times: October 07, 2020

SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2020 | 9
Landscaping
supplies
Organic bins
Spring is the perfect time to get back
into the garden and start filling up your
organics bin again.
The Selwyn District Council’s green
organics bins can be utilised for
garden prunings, weeds, leaves and
grass clippings.
Food items such as bread, dairy
products, fruit, vegetables fish, meat,
bones, coffee grinds, as well as foodsoiled
cardboard containers and
paper towels can also be placed in
the green bin.
Here are some useful tips to ensure
your bin is fully emptied every week:
• Keep the bin weight under 60kg. If
you find it difficult to move the bin,
then you may find it exceeds the truck
lifting limits.
• Keep the bin contents loose. Don’t
compact your material by standing on
it (it may not come out when tipped
by the truck).
• Place weeds, branches or
newspaper at the bottom of the bin
before filling with grass clippings. This
reduces the likelihood of the grass
clippings getting stuck.
• Organics only! No plastic bags
(including those labelled as
compostable, degradable or
biodegradable), metals, timber,
sawdust, glass, rocks, stones or bricks
as these cause considerable damage
to the organics shredder.
• Flax and cabbage leaves need to
go in your red rubbish bin (as these
get caught up in the shredder).
• Make sure your bin is not overflowing
– the lid needs to close.
For townships with organic collection;
why not swap your 240 litre red bin for
a 240 litre green bin and an 80 litre
red bin? You’ll save money and the
environment.
Unsure about an item? Check out
selwyn.govt.nz/organics
Gardenmakers Landscape Supplies
is owned and operated by local
families, who
pride themselves on their large
range of products available from
their yard for all your landscaping
projects. Products include sand
and base courses, compost and soil
conditioners, decorative stones and
boulders, barks and mulches, bagged
cements, and pavers including
Westland schist, plus macrocarpa and
railway sleepers.
While you’re there, check out
their Mike Cairns Timber on-site for
residential fencing and structural
requirements, plus the range of stakes,
pegs, decking, and hardware on
offer. They also make planter boxes
and timber gardening edging plus
they have a range of gardening
products and tools available.
“We welcome you to come and
look at our products and discuss your
landscaping project with our friendly,
helpful staff. All our products are
bagged, so come on in for a bag, a
scoop or cubic metres of product. We
also have hire trailers available.”
Gardenmakers Landscape Supplies
offer an excellent delivery service to
all suburbs and surrounding towns,
and is located at 4 Parkhouse Road,
Sockburn, where their yard has plenty
of parking, is easy to drive around and
is open seven days at 4 Parkhouse
Road, Sockburn. Ph: 03-341 5688 or
visit: www.gardenmakers.co.nz.
Your organics bin is only
for the following items...
Garden prunings,
clippings and leaves
Fruit and vegetables
Bread, pastries
and dairy products
Meat, bones
and fish
Landscape
& firewood
supplies
we supply & deliver
Coffee grinds
Food soiled cardboard
containers and paper towels
Tips to ensure your bin is fully emptied:
· Keep items loose.
· Keep the bin weight reasonable.
· Place weeds, branches or newspaper
at the bottom of the bin before filling
with grass clippings (to avoid contents
getting stuck).
selwyn.govt.nz/organics
· No plastic bags (including compostable
or biodegradable), metals, glass, rocks,
stones, bricks or rubbish.
· Flax and cabbage tree leaves should go
in the red bin.
· Make sure the lid closes.
Open 7 days Mon-Sat 7am-5pm Sun 8am-4pm
4 Parkhouse Rd, Sockburn, Phone: 03 341 5688
www.gardenmakers.co.nz